Varusteleka-Finnish Military Surplus Store

[FREMONT]

Okay, they might not be exactly new but they're new to me.

Here's the link to their main page:Here

They don't have much ration related wise at the moment but they do offer a wide variety of of new/old surplus gear and commercial accessories. They have a large selection of gear from various Eastern bloc and western countries including Finland and Sweden. They have an online store as well has a store located Helsinki. According to their website: "Shipping to Sweden 59 SEK, to United Kingdom 6.99 GBP, to Canada 13.99 CAD and to United States 9.99 USD." I believe in an interview with InRangeTV, it's a flat shipping rate, meaning you can order multiple items with one flat shipping fee.

As mentioned before, they don't have much of anything regarding rations. But, they do sell alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages along with surplus mess kits such as the Yugoslav (JNA) mess kit.

If you are in the US or any other country with a pre-existing military surplus market, such as Germany or anywhere in Eastern Europe, you might find products from your domestic country to be more expensive in Finland. Also, many firearm related items including inert shells and non-function guns cannot be shipped internationally .

Anyone have experience with this store? The website is pretty neat and it looks better than other types of international surplus stores I have seen.

[Bonk]

They are a very popular store here in Finland, I've bought stuff from them myself many times. They are usually brutally, and hilariously, honest with their product descriptions (at least in Finnish), so you know what you're getting when ordering from them. If the stuff is falling apart or banged up, they will definitely say so It's true that even the surplus stuff prices tend to be a bit a bit high-ish here in Finland in general, so those you might find cheaper closer to the original source, but in general, they are a good and reliable store. Obviously I don't have experience with international shipping, so can't comment on that, but at least domestic shipping is flat or free if large enough order, and they usually ship the next business day from the order, provided everything is in stock. And no, I don't work for them

[[ex-Member1]]

They are very popular in rest of the Europe too. Lot's of stuff, only one to have Finland Army surplus gear and many others you can't find anywhere. I stil laugh when I remember all Yugo gear had genocide in the headline, genocide beret, genocide bayonet, genocide parka (Used, but in neat shape: no bloodstains or rips & tears).. As Bonk said no false advertisment or descriptions, if it's broken they will decribe it as broken and with lot's of insane and funny comments.

Last item I was checking the other day was Italian boots

These are likely not made for military use but may well have been in the inventory of the Italian army anyway because, you know, Italians.

[FREMONT]

They are a very popular store here in Finland, I've bought stuff from them myself many times. They are usually brutally, and hilariously, honest with their product descriptions (at least in Finnish), so you know what you're getting when ordering from them. If the stuff is falling apart or banged up, they will definitely say so It's true that even the surplus stuff prices tend to be a bit a bit high-ish here in Finland in general, so those you might find cheaper closer to the original source, but in general, they are a good and reliable store. Obviously I don't have experience with international shipping, so can't comment on that, but at least domestic shipping is flat or free if large enough order, and they usually ship the next business day from the order, provided everything is in stock. And no, I don't work for them

Turns out they aren't joking, they're about as serious as this documentary footage of the daily life of a soldier in the Finnish Military.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp1yclQXd1Q

[Bonk]

Turns out they aren't joking, they're about as serious as this documentary footage of the daily life of a soldier in the Finnish Military.

Close, but that was our dear NATO-neighbor, and as you can see from this actual, real training footage, they are much better equipped, in every possible way, than the Finnish armed forces



And naturally we can't forget the 3rd brother of the Nordics, whose contributions in the WWII were invaluable



(Yes, very off-topic by now, and yes, we Nordics like to talk smack about each other, I'm sure the Swedish members will strike back with something )

[FREMONT]

Turns out they aren't joking, they're about as serious as this documentary footage of the daily life of a soldier in the Finnish Military.

Close, but that was our dear NATO-neighbor, and as you can see from this actual, real training footage, they are much better equipped, in every possible way, than the Finnish armed forces
And naturally we can't forget the 3rd brother of the Nordics, whose contributions in the WWII were invaluable
(Yes, very off-topic by now, and yes, we Nordics like to talk smack about each other, I'm sure the Swedish members will strike back with something )

It seems that I missed the Norwegian flag shoulder patch

As for Sweden, that video still accurate representation of that country.